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The Power and Water Corporation says a power failure at its electricity station that caused a widespread blackout is most likely due to the strange weather.
Source: 7pm TV News NT | Duration: 45sec
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, emergency-planning, alice-springs-0870
Under the direction of Principal Conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, Beethoven's 9th symphony is leading the celebrations for the Sydney Symphony's 80th anniversary.
Every year the Archibald prize pays tribute to well-known Australians, but the Bald Archies do it slightly differently.
More than 200 people attend a public meeting in Mildura on the Murray Darling Basin Authority's draft plan to manage the ailing river system.
Australian historian Ray Holyoak uncovers hidden documents which reveal African-American troops turned their guns on white officers while in North Queensland in 1942.If you have inside knowledge of a topic in the news, contact the ABC News Online Investigative Unit.
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